Intelligence vs wisdom

[Asthael]

Intelligence is identifying birds while walking in the woods
Wisdom is talking to the birds about their day ;D

 

[GlassRose]

Intelligence is spelled with an I, while you write wisdom with a W.

But wisdom is also spelled with an I?

 

[AryaX]

Intelligence is what you could... theoretically... ultimately... do... in the intellectual sense... given enough time...
Wisdom is a portion of that... What you can actually do, when you factor in the real world time pressure...

Int = What you got on your hard drive
Wis = Your processing speed

 

[Sayu]

Intelligence is the innate ability to perceive, process, transpose information whether that be abstract or not. It is not the ability of knowing a lot but rather the ability to build upon, reconstruct and utilise what is known or given in way that is necessary for the situation.

Wisdom is the acquired ability from introspection of previous experiences. It is holding onto or building upon knowledge through experiences.

For wisdom, you need to reach a level of maturity and patience.
For Intelligence you must be born lucky.

An intelligent person would understand math, a wise person will check over to not miss the single negative sign.

 

[georgelee5786]

An intelligent man could make a sentient machine, a wise man would know better than to play god

 

[Alfir]

The intelligent would ridicule a fool, but the wise wouldn't.

 

[APieceOfRock]

 

[Plantorsomething]

Intelligence vs wisdom

What's the difference between the two, how do you define them ?

Don't copy paste from Google.

Big brain vs emotional maturity

 

[hippoman]

Intelligence is ability to learn and retain information. Wisdom is knowing how to use said information.
A smart student can learn all sorts of mathematical formula, an intelligent and wise student will know how they can use said formula in their daily life.
A student who is only wise may not know the formula or maths behind the solution but knows from experience that if you hit the problem with a wrench just so, the problem goes away.

 

[Cipiteca396]

Intelligence is the strong arm of the Mind.
Wisdom is the nimble finger of the Mind.
Will is the the durable bone that upholds the Mind.

 

[BigBadBoi]

Booksmart vs streetsmart

 

[laccoff_mawning]

Looking at the comments, I can see that what a lot of people call "wisdom", another calls "intellegence", and visa versa.
I sort of thought there would be a general consensus but apparently no.

 

[Premier]

Intelligence is knowing the definable. Facts. Certainty.

Wisdom is the ability to navigate the undefinable. Truth. Justice. Human hearts.

 

[Tsuru]

Intelligence = quantity
Wisdom = the difference between using a gun as a mace or shooting it

ps : i have quite low int, but high wis (to the point its problematic in both sides)

 

[owotrucked]

ps : i have very low int, but very too high wis

 

[Tsuru]

XD nice cute gif
but seriously was serious (disease)
But now i think about it, you are right that maybe the words should be downtoned

 

[Lodur]

To me, I've always considered it as;
Intelligence: Ability to learn and memorize stuff,
And Wisdom; The experience gained over time from actually doing the stuff you learned and memorized.

Ability to learn and (especially) memorize stuff is erudition. Intelligence is ability to do things (predictions, calculations, logical conclusions, etc., etc.) with received knowledge.

 

[Saberfang]

In simplest terms.

Wisdom = Lived experience
Intelligence = Ability to problem solve

 

[Deleted member 139452]

intelligence refers to the ability to gather knowledge and information, wisdom refers to the ability to use that information to deduce/create more information or use prior knowledge. Let's take Conan Doyle's work for example where Sherlock Holmes is often portrayed as having great intelligence, as evidenced by the speed and accuracy with which he is able to gather and process information others can't , and his wisdom, which allows him to use that information to make deductions to solve complex cases .

 

[J_Chemist]

Intelligence is knowing that I don't have to copy & paste from google and could just type it out to circumvent your little rule there.

Wisdom is knowing that I can put my time and effort elsewhere.